Practicology Podcast

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PP200 Background Vocals #1
What famous Christian wrote, "When I turn my eyes within, all is dark, and vain, and wild; Filled with unbelief and sin, can I deem myself a child?" And could someone who struggled with doubts like
PP199 Why Johnny Can Pray
Praying can be difficult at any time, especially when we're praying out loud with others. But God has given us his Spirit to help us. The Holy Spirit convinces us of who we are in Christ, corrects our
PP198 Marks of the Kingdom
In our last episode, we looked ahead to the coming King and how that anticipation can embolden us in a world that rejects Christ. But what will the world look like when Christ IS King? In this episode
PP197 The Government We Need
The times we live in feel particularly challenging for many. We are grieved by a culture that continues its descent down a slippery slope. Tariffs roil the world order. And the threat of armed conflic
PP196 Hospitality: Opening Your Heart
Hospitality means "love of the stranger." In all likelihood there are people who show up at your church gathering who feel like strangers because of social, ethnic, or cognitive differences. How can w
PP195 Hospitality: Opening Your Home
Vince Kember joins us again, this time to talk about the practice of showing hospitality. What is hospitality? What does it do, and what does it look like in real life? In a grace-based way, Vince enc
PP194 Let the Word Work
There is no book like the Bible. Yet admittedly, sometimes the wonder of hearing the living Word of God proclaimed... doesn't result in anything too wonderful in our hearts. How can I as a listener he
PP193 Inner Rings & Christian Cliques
In this final episode on C. S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, we tackle the pervasiveness, problem, and cure, of Inner Ring idolatry. Tune in to hear how the pull of the Inner Ring is illustrated in t
PP192 Table Manners
One of the great things about the Christian faith is how even simple, physical activities - like eating - have spiritual significance and can be done to the glory of God. But our habits at the table s
PP191 True Humility Is Self-Forgetfulness
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." C. S. Lewis may not have said those exact words (Mike misattributes the quote to him in this episode), but they certainly